Following the Fukushima disaster in 2011, Germany sped up plans to shut down all its nuclear plants. Given the current energy crisis, such decisions should be revisited, writes Timur Tllyaev.
Record number of Finns now favour nuclear to go green
A record number of Finns favour nuclear power, a fresh survey commissioned by Finnish Energy has found, citing fighting climate change as the main reason.
Poland / Warsaw Launches Project To Plan For Decarbonisation Using Nuclear
Poland has launched an initiative to plan for decarbonising its power sector using nuclear technologies with the aim of producing a roadmap that will detail potential investment in 27 locations.
Will the European Union take its last chance to respect the spirit of the Euratom Treaty?
Energy has been at the heart of the European Union’s endeavour to jointly rebuild the economy after the disasters of the second world war. Europe’s founders understood that energy is indeed the...
A modular reactor startup could flip the switch on a smaller nuclear plant that would help boost energy supplies and cut reliance on coal and gas. But making it work soon would require fast-tracking the approval process.
A modular reactor startup could flip the switch on a smaller nuclear plant that would help boost energy supplies and cut reliance on coal and gas. But making it work soon would require fast-tracking...
The Ukraine War Will Accelerate Europe’s Energy Transition
In recent weeks, the EU has again shown clarity of thought when faced by another crisis, this time a war on its borders, to further deepen the decarbonization of its energy system whilst at the same...
FEATURE-Can Europe survive without Russian oil? Nuclear power may be key
After a 20-year political battle, Belgium was set to shut its nuclear plants in 2025 but the war in Ukraine here and rising energy prices have forced a U-turn - and reignited debate across Europe...
Will Ukrainian crisis help bring nuclear in from the cold in Europe?
Even before Russian shells landed perilously close to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, the role of nuclear in the transition from fossil fuels was complicated. For many,...